Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely. Dr. Trant has been before the committee on a number of occasions. Apprenticeships are important and we can never promote them enough. We have visited a number of the new technological universities over the past 12 to 18 months. In our recent visit to Waterford to South East Technological University, SETU, on Friday, we learned they are doing fantastic work with apprenticeships, promoting them, educating students and everything like that. I know I have asked this question before. As we go along, how do we continue or even do more to promote apprenticeships? The Minister, Deputy Harris, and his Department are doing a huge amount of work. I refer to the fourth year in secondary schools – the transition year. There is a review going on the moment to do a more streamlined approach in transition year. It would be a formula across all second-level schools. How can we fit into that? How can the National Apprenticeship Office as an organisation do it and how can we help it do it?